Applying manufacturing flow theory to construction management (Stratton, Koskela, AlSehaimi and Koskenvesa)

We are continuing to publish chapters from the book Theory of Constrains in Practice.

Read Chapter 7: ‘Applying manufacturing flow theory to construction management’.

TOC in Remanufacturing or Chasing Muda

We are continuing to publish chapters from the book Theory of Constrains in Practice. In his article, John Darlington brings his experience of combining TOC, ST Point software (version of OPT) and Lean. The article covers experience of five years (1994-1998).

Videos in English and Lithuanian from the 17th TOCPA Conference

17th TOCPA conference videos:

Videos and pdf from the 17th International TOCPA Conference (in English)

Videos and pdf from the 17th International TOCPA Conference (in Lithuanian)

Material from FOUR new TOCPA conferences!

April-June 2015 was quite a busy time for TOCPA. We had four conferences in four continents!

Enjoy the videos, pdfs and photos!

 

19th International TOCPA Conference, 18-20 June 2015, Bogota, Colombia

19th International TOCPA Conference and TOCPA Master Classes were held in Bogota, Colombia on the 18-20 June, 2015, sponsored by Piensalo Colombia and TOC Strategic Solutions.

This was another significant event of sharing experience among TOC practitioners that have been implementing TOC solutions and methodologies in variety of organizations and circumstances.

Like in all previous TOCPA conferences – each presentation brought additional facet and practicalities of the HOW to implement and adds to the overall practical know-how of the TOC Practitioners community around the world.

 

17th International TOCPA Conference, May 2015, Lithuania

The 17th International TOCPA Conference and the TOCPA Master Class were held in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15-16 May 2015 in conjunction with TOC Sprendimai, Lithuania.

This 17th professional gathering of international TOC experts and practitioners was the continuation of growth of the TOCPA platform for sharing experience and discussing latest developments in TOC implementations in the areas of:

  • TOC for production
  • TOC for distribution and supply chain
  • TOC for services
  • TOC for project management – CCPM
  • TOC for marketing & sales
  • TOC for strategy
  • TOC for decision-making

Our congratulations

Warmest congratulations from TOCPA to Vector Consulting Group  on winning  Global award for management consultancy Spotlight Award in the Supply Chain Category from Association of Management Consulting Firms (AMCF)!

Chapter 5 of the book Theory of Constraints in Practice

We have published the fifth chapter from the book Theory of Constraints in Practice – Project management in a hospital: From chaos to success by Hans Steenporte and Michel Stijlen (The Nitherlands). It is a story of implementing CCPM in Maasstad Hospital with the results of cutting the average lead time in half whilst doubling the number of completed projects with the same number of people.

Chapter 4 of the book Theory of Constraints in Practice

We continue publishing Jelena Fedurko’s article Whatever We Do or Say Is for a Purpose (Part 2).  The continuation of the article looks into:

  • Using the communication patterns discussed in Part 1 for communicating the major TOC logical tools: the U-Shape, the Cloud, the Negative Branch Reservation (NBR), the Injection;
  • Major stages of the change implementation process
  • How to persuade the relevant people to go for change

14th TOCPA Conference

Announcing the 14th International Conference of TOCPA – the Conference will be at the Proton Hotel in Moscow, Russia on the 25-26 October, 2014. The Conference will bring together TOC Experts and Practitioners to enhance the practical aspects of implementing TOC Solutions and methodologies to achieve higher performance of systems and organizations. The Conference will cover a wide spectrum of applications and industries.